Tuesday 26 March 2013

NAMES AS WORDS


There are meanings behind the names.But threre are also words with meanings that originated from the names.English names it as follows:

STEEPLEJACK:
We have seen spiderman and most of us might have seen the making of spiderman noticing all the safety arrangements but it really continue to keep us amazed. Though  for a short time Also we are  also amazed by people who stand on ladders as high as coconut trees painting some ads on the cut-out,people who repair or build something standing on an edge of  the buildings we look at with our chin upwards,people who have to climb trees which look quite promising at touching the sky.We could call them spidermen or go on with the word ‘sleeplejack’ that refers to such people.


ANNIE GET YOUR GUN:
“சரோஜா  சாமான்  நிக்காலோ ” could be one expression that could match with this one in English.Needless to say ,but it is my pleasure to say that it means to get ready to do something.


DOUBTING THOMAS:
 I have encountered this phrase while reading sujatha’s katrathum petrathum long back and I am sure it has become a popular phrase among many now.But still let me retell one more time.It is said that Jesus Christ had to appear before Thomas and to show him his wounds as he refused to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.So who ever refuses to believe in something they have not seen by themselves are called Doubting Thomas.

GREAT SCOTT:
It is just an exclamation said at times of surprise.It maybe originated from the name of sir Winfield Scott,an American general who became too fat to ride a horse.

When I think the most famous phrase  in this category all over the world ,the phrase that comes to my mind is ” Elementary,my dear Watson”. c u with more English.


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